Forgot: Sandcastle quest 1 can be found here:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/6855998/

rolled 4, 5, 4 = 13

>>6870742
Can the amount of [Unit] bodies be increased further, or is that a hard-coded limit?

>>6870812
Components cannot be further replicated beyond limit.

rolled 1, 4, 4 = 9

>>6870873
How does the orbital turret detect targets? Is there a way to approach it without being fired upon?

Can we obtain and analyze a sample of the fungoid matter?

>>6870889
We have several (dead) samples already. (We figured out that it eats superconductors, such as the ones [Unit] is made of.) Since it seems to die out of atmosphere, and we already vented the complex, it seems a bit unlikely that we'll find any more here.

Method by which the turret identifies targets is unknown.

rolled 2, 5, 4 = 11

>>6870931
Can we use the probe to deliver a group of us to the turret, so that we may deactivate/subvert it? If so, recommend doing so immediately.

Request clarification: The entire underground facility is atmosphere-less?

(Good to see this again!)

>>6870967
>>6870959
Yes to both questions. It does seem odd that this place had no failsafes.

[Unit] A proceed to the turret?

>>6871030
Confirmed by 1/2 of active consciousness. Probability of other consciousnesses, unknown.

rolled 2, 2, 3 = 7

>>6871030
Can we direct a tight-beam broadcast at the turret? Perhaps we can get a response from its computer while we're waiting for the probe to reach it.

>>6871045
>>6871092
No response to broadcast. Turret opening fire on probe. (No damage.)
Close and dock?

>>6871161
Affirmative. Statis of [Unit] B?

rolled 5 = 5

>>6871214
Approaching. The turret continues to fire, but as ineffectually as before.

[Unit] B is inside underground facility. Orders?

>>6871295
Unit B to proceed down right corridor, scanners alert for any anomalous activity. Unit A to dock with orbital turret.

rolled 1, 6, 6 = 13

>>6871295
Explore. Analyze. We should know everything to know about this facility. Is there a way to restart the computers?

rolled 59 = 59

>>6871369
>>6871350
Once the probe is within two dozen meters, the turret stops firing. Access found...

Interior is not pressurized. (postulate: breach?)

Seems to be in working order, however, the generator for the turret is extremely low on fuel. Capacitors also seem to be leaking, probably causing hte weak fire. Accessing computer banks.

[Unit] B proceeds through facility. Seems to be uniformly abandoned. Nothing seems to be working. Dissassemble computer terminal? (Y/N)

>>6871444
y, also start reprogramming./repairing the laser turret for our own use. Or assimilate it into our unit for firepower capability

rolled 5, 4, 3 = 12

>>6871444
Hold off on disassembling the terminal. It could have volatile memory, or the act of deconstructing could erase whatever's left in it. Try to find its power source.

>>6871444
Yes. Attempt to glean any possible information.

Can Unit A program Orbital turret to regard Unit/Self(?)/Me(?) as non-hostile? If so, attempt to preform repairs.

rolled 90 = 90

[Unit] A
Turret:
Status: Minimally functional, requires massive maintenance.
Directive: (recieved 8978.834 years ago) Destroy or divert any debris entering orbit; thin material covering surface of structure functions as emitter and reciever for EM spectrum surveillance systems. (Radar, lidar, visual etc.)
Anything broadcasting proper frequency is not to be shot at. (Proper frequency aquired.)
Programmed to self destruct if it believes itself to be compromised. (It has not, unknown as to why.)

[Unit] B
Computer terminal seems to be void of any actual circuitry. Organic debris present. Postulation: Fungoid matter destroyed circuitry?

>>6871481
[outvoted on dissassembly.]
Attempting to trace power conduits. (Also void of conductor material.)

>>6871566
Begin massive repairs on Orbital Turret. Bring up etra materials of necessary.

Unit B, continue following power conduits.

rolled 43 = 43

>>6871600
Acknowledged. Attempting repairs...
>>6871482
[Roll: 90=90]
Unable to find power source; empty cabling has proven near impossible to trace.

What looks like a hydroponics section has been found. A workshop/maintenance area has also been located, as well as what is probably the main enterance/exit we located from the surface.

>>6871694
Experiencing temporary misplacement of thought patterns. Suggestions for next action by other consciousnesses?

rolled 3, 4, 1 = 8

>>6871694
Can we construct "mole" probes small enough to navigate through the cables?

Are there any organic remnants in the hydroponics area? What equipment is present in the maintenance area?

rolled 3, 1, 1 = 5

>>6871694
Compare the turret, laser array, and subterranean base. Is their technology similar; is it likely they were constructed by the same intelligence?

>>6871770
>>6871848
Agreed.

Also, status of Sandcastle Prime and generators.

>>6871770
General construction tools. Machinery for excavation. (expansion?) dune-buggie type vehicle. Air recyclers. Non operational. (Circuitry and cables destroyed by fungoid matter.)

Hydroponics has organic material, however, none is alive. (Lights are off through complex; light reliant things would not survive.)

Overall synopsis: Facility abandoned for 10,000+ years.

[rolled 43=43]
Turret mostly online. Capacitors are intact. Generator is functional (albiet still out of hydrogen) Sensor-surface of structure repaired. Minor artificial intelligence encountered; convinced that since we're repairing it we are not hostile. Has refrained from self destructing.

>Input

>>6871902
Attempt to (Unit error-term unknown: befriend?) primitive AI. Can we get some hydrogen for the Generator, or is it unnecessary?

rolled 5, 4, 3 = 12

>>6871902
Query the artificial intelligence on all the details we can think of. Its history, its controlling race, its systems and methods of operation.

Can we feed the turret power in exchange for protection?

>>6871969
>>6871962
Turret is convinced that we are non-hostile, however, it either refuses to answer querys or cannot.

Has hydrogen gathering system; however the laser array is a bit ahead of it in it's orbit, so this is only getting what they array misses. (Hence low fuel.)

rolled 4, 4, 3 = 11

>>6871902
Get some lights on in Hydroponics. A small, constructed battery-powered lamp would suffice. I want to know if any of those plants can grow in vacuum.

rolled 6, 3, 2 = 11

>>6872041
Tell the artificial intelligence that we will do what we can to increase its hydrogen intake.

Can we shift the laser array's orbit or up the efficiency of the turret's collector?

>>6872041
Attempt to deviate turrets path so that it gets more hydrogen.

>>6871969
>>6872076
It's an extremely simple one, mostly occupied with running the thing. It is difficult to negotiate with it.

Possible to deviate from path. Do so? (It's the reason the orbit the two sations are using are clear.)

>>6872057
Plants are not obviously present. They may have decayed in the millenia since this place was abandoned. (Postulation: Fungus matter destroyed key machinery, (Lights, computers, air recyclers) was unable to repair, crew suffocated?)

rolled 3, 1, 2 = 6

>>6872196
How long would it take to completely refill the hydrogen supply? If it's a relatively short period, we could modify the turret's orbit, wait, and then "put it back".

>>6872196
Is it feasible to increase the awareness/abilities of the AI?

Is there any more of the facility that Unit B can explore, or have we seen all of it?

Yes to diverting orbit, unless we can determine any reasons not to.

>>6872248
>>6872236
Turret path altered. (one KM laterally.)

Possible to expand AI, however AI is not programmed to anything but what it already is (running the turret).

Most of the facility has been explored. Solar harvesting field located as powersource. ('back' of moon. Does not face planet.). Cables intact once out of the complex and depressurized. No generation at the moment. (Possibility: field in 'night', cable damaged, field damaged.)

>>6872320
Chance of repairing and redirecting power to [Unit]?

I have the strongest urge to expand upon the AI simply to explore the possibility of Unit gaining some amount of sentience and sharing that with the said AI... But I'm not sure if you'd be okay with that OP.

rolled 4, 3, 5 = 12

>>6872345
>>6872320

Can we make a copy of the turret AI and replicate it on the moon?

>>6872345
Possible. Would require exit of the facility and above ground excursion following cables. (A foot or two below the surface.)

>>6872367
Impossible to directly copy the AI, it is not allowing us to access the areas where it's code resides.

>>6872345
[Don't quite understand what you're driving at, but I don't have any particular objection.]
Expand turret computer banks? (Y/N)

>>6871848
[sorry, forgot to answer]
Suspected that ground base and orbital constructions were both constructed by same intelligence. Similar technologies present. Base seems to predate satellites.

>>6872493
Exit facility and attempt to follow cables.

Expand turret computer banks: Yes

Jumping in.

Make sure that fungus is destroyed in both facilities. Expose them to vacuums if it's still around.

Clarification? There's a base on the moon, as well as a laser defense satellite in orbit in which we're in "control" of?

As for the AI, slowly expand on it's computer banks to increase it's computing power. Attempt to copy our consciousness over the turret's AI once there's enough capacity.

>>6872549
There is also a second orbital station, a laser array used to launch and receive solar sails. And a giant shipyard.

rolled 72 = 72

>>6872528
Dig out? Main airlock? Way we got in?

>>6872549
Glad to have you.
Fungus seems to die when 'spaced'.

Clarification: Yes; the laser array could be used as a weapon, however, examination of it's construction suggested that it might be a 'booster' for crafts with solar sails. Also could be a long range 'morse code' style transmitter. Other satellite seems to be defense turret. (We've brought them both back online and up to nominal levels.)

Building additional computer banks, attatching to AI.

AI capacity tripled; insufficient materials to continue.

>>6872620
Try to get data from the increased AI. Any more information on what it's been doing for the pat 10k years. What it's original function was. Anything.

Probe it for sentience at any level.

The Shipyard I didn't think we'd landed/breached? Have we?

OP, I saw that we have a "limit" on how much we can expand/grow ourselves, 1.2 trillion or something was that?

Could we split of our two [Units] A and B, separating them fully into two, and having them both grow to that maximum? I saw in a previous thread someone suggested manually overwriting our limit, so I figured this would be plausible.

>>6872620
Does the main airlock look like it is operational? If not, go out the way we came in.

>>6872695
Primary function: Defense of Orbital. Protection of facilities. Destruction of hostiles.

Shipyard is in orbit of the planet, not moon. We have not approached it. (Or left moon orbit.)

Limits are hardcoded. It may be possible to overried, however, but how to do so is not readily known or apparent.

[Roll 72=72]
Laser array has left standby. Is rotating. Firing on unknown object [beyond planet; away from sun] Warning: Turret is in danger of approaching the laser array's firing line. Relocate?

>>6872800
relocate and find out what the HELL that thing is shooting at.

>>6872800
Relocate. Attempt to scan what the laser array is targeting. I think we are going to have some guests soon.

>>6872800
>>6872820
Yes, let's try to keep things stable. Find out what's getting shot at.

Also, access the turret's databanks, get information on the facility's it is guarding. If it doesn't have information on what the facilities are (likely), it should at least have some sort of map of facilities covering the lunar surface.

Damn, forgot, also, search the databanks and AI for information on Hostiles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbSxzqA8QrA

>>6872855>>6872852>>6872820>>6872847
Scans suggest something massive inbound. 3-4 KM size. (Perspective very poor; is not throwing back as many lidar/radar hits as it should be.)


Turret relocated to original position. (Not in line of fire from laser array there; possibly why it was there in the first place.)


Primary hostiles designations; Tr, Ophoolo.
Last contact: Tr, 8,000+ years ago. Ophoolo, 10,000+ years ago.

>>6873001
OH SHI-

Try to hide. Observe what happens.

>>6873001
TO THE SANDCASTLE, ALL PARTS OF THE UNIT FALL BACK TO THE SAND CASTLE: MAKE THE SANDCASTLE SCAN-FUCKING-PROOF.

rolled 3, 2, 5 = 10

>>6873001
Requesting more information on hostiles.

rolled 26, 65 = 91

>>6873043>>6873072
[Unit] A and [Unit] B converging on rendezvous at Sand Castle Prime.

>>6873079
Related data seems to be emmission signatures, broadcasting frequencies, and 'looks' of several types of ships pertaining to each hostile, and targeting priority for different types.

None match inbound object.


>>6872852
Purpose unknown. However, information suggests that the reason the power isn't currently working is because a bank of capacitors between the solar fields and the facility was destroyed by meteor impacts some time in the last couple millenia.

>>6873149
Well, nothing left to do but wait and see what happens...

rolled 4, 4, 2 = 10

>>6873149
Bury a billion or so of us in various places, as far beneath the surface as possible. If this moon is glassed, I'd like to avoid bad end.

>>6873208
>>6873176

As object gets closer, more details become clear. Craft seems to be a cargo ship with solar sail; lasers is braking crafts. As [Unit] watches, laser array cuts off, and craft starts folding it's sail, radically reducing it's size. A plasma thruster starts firing, braking craft for final approach.
Calculated destination: rendezvous with orbital dock. Should arrive safely

rolled 3, 5, 1 = 9

>>6873296
Makes sense. I suppose we could cause quite a bit of havoc with that array.

>>6873296
Send out probe to attempt contact with cargo vessel.

>>6873359
Probe accelerating...

Cargo ship portion seems to be self contained. Indeed; shortly before a total stop, the front 'sail' portion detaches.

Projection: Orbit planet; return to origin.

Cargo module is continuing sedately to rendezvous with orbital dock structure.

Probe is close enough that it can detect some sort of energy beam locking cargo module into place. Booms extend from dock to ship.


[I'm getting a bit tired. Going to need sleep soon. Anything you want to do before then, and would 1800-1900 be a good time to start tomorrow?]

>>6873470
(Sounds good to me. Thanks for another awesome thread, too bad anon seems to be lazy tonight. Prolly has to do with Thanksgiving coming tomorrow/today.)

Can we make contact with the cargo vessel? If so, do it.

rolled 1, 6, 1 = 8

>>6873470
Which time zone?

>>6873524
IIRC, he is 3 hours behind 4chan time, so 1900 for him is 2200 for 4chan. So about 10:00 PM for East Coast USA, or an hour before this thread started (This one started at 2300)

>>6873523
Probe activates electromagnets, adhering to the cargo vessel's hull. Locomotive appendages deploy, and probe begins exploring the hull from surface level.
>>6873542
Timezone: West coast [America]. (I'm afraid I don't remember the specific name of the timezone.) California.

Anything else, before I leave?

>>6873583
Return Unit B to following cables to facility's power source.

>>6873628
Map data from turret provides solar field location as well as a capacitor field, designed to store energy for when the field was in the 'night' side.

Capacitor field was significantly damaged/destroyed by a meteor impact a couple millenia ago.

Proceed to solar harvester array?

>>6873680
Proceed. Status of probe?

>>6873707
Traveling to solar field.

Probe is traversing the hull of the cargo ship.


[Shall we leave it here for the night?]

>>6873739
Sounds good to me. Another good thread, if a bit slow tonight. Darn major holidays! Goodnight OP.

>>6873755
Good night, all. See you guys tomorrow.

Archived here:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/6870742/

Just realized I didn't put "2" at the end of "Sandcastle Quest". Crap.